My parents told everyone I was a waitress, for nin…

off. I am not banning you from the restaurant. I am not going to punish you.

Diane looked up. A flash of something. hope maybe or relief. The instinct of a woman who expected exile and was being offered terms.

But I need you to understand something. I did not hide this to humiliate you. I did not keep it a secret out of spite.

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